Ok. I ordered a bunch or 180 fp lead for .40. And a bunch of accurate #5. I missread my book plated for lead. Am I safe to stick with the recommended 5.8 gr of a5 for these or do I need to buy more powder?
i know the plated guys use cast data, and figured it would work the other way. i want the accurate 5 to work with this load, so starting with the low side of copper plated is safe for cast using the oal data for plated????
No. I am referring to plated and cast.
OK, looks like we are on the same page.
I looked at AA site and they don't list a 40 S&W in the 180 grain weight. I also looked at www.handloads.com and couldn't find anything there for lead bullets. Others may have more information, but I couldn't find anything that helps.
I looked at AA site and they don't list a 40 S&W in the 180 grain weight. I also looked at www.handloads.com and couldn't find anything there for lead bullets. Others may have more information, but I couldn't find anything that helps.
my lee book has 180 copper plated starting grains for a#5 at 5.8 and max was 6.5. i loaded up 10 rounds of 180grain lead at 5.9 grains today. guna give that a shot.
shot well, had some unburt powder. guna bump them up to 6.1 and see if it clears up.
I've started shooting cast lead and plated bullets and have done some research on loading lead bullets. If you haven't done so already I recommend doing research on barrel leading and issues caused by barrel leading. It's actually very interesting if you're a geek like me.
